Chemistry: Evolution and Specializations
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What is the central science that provides a foundation for understanding both basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level?

  • Physics
  • Chemistry (correct)
  • Geology
  • Biology
  • Which area of study explains aspects of plant growth?

  • Botany (correct)
  • Ecology
  • Cosmochemistry
  • Pharmacology
  • In which industry are the applications of various fields of chemistry used frequently for economic purposes?

  • Agriculture
  • Chemical (correct)
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Automobile
  • Which field studies the properties and behavior of matter, including the composition, structure, and changes during reactions with other substances?

    <p>Chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is sometimes called an interdisciplinary field of study because it encompasses various areas of specialisation?

    <p>Chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology?

    <p>Chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the modern word alchemy derived from?

    <p>Arabic word al-kīmīā (الكیمیاء)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the word chemistry originally refer to during the Renaissance?

    <p>An earlier set of practices encompassing chemistry, metallurgy, philosophy, astrology, astronomy, mysticism, and medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current model of atomic structure?

    <p>Quantum mechanical model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a chemical reaction involve?

    <p>Transformation of some substances into one or more different substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are chemical substances classified in terms of?

    <p>Structure, phase, and chemical compositions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of a chemical transformation?

    <p>Rearrangement of electrons in the chemical bonds between atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are chemical laws constrained by?

    <p>Energy and entropy considerations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be studied using the tools of chemical analysis?

    <p>Chemical substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of states can matter be studied in?

    <p>Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does traditional chemistry start?

    <p>With the study of elementary particles, atoms, molecules, substances, metals, crystals, and other aggregates of matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

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